Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 18, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23103
Aircraft time
47,782 hours, 37,739 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
654948818
Condition
Gouged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RT WING / MLG AFT SUPPORT FITTING / WBL 157, TOOLING DAMAGE. THE MLG AFT SUPPORT FITTING ON THE RT WING SUFFERED TOOLING DAMAGE DURING REMOVAL OF FASTENERS FOR INSPECTION. THE BORE OF ONE OF THE FASTENERS WAS DAMAGED IN THE AFT FITTING, REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD, REAR SPAR WEB AND THE FWD MLG FITTING. IAW ER/A 385269-14, THE AFT FITTING WAS REPLACED, THE REMAINING LAYERS WERE BUSHED AND AN EXTERNAL STRAP WAS INSTALLED OVER THE REAR SPAR UPPER CAP.